The Dillon tribune., 1887-07-08
.orsoss OF roro'o"~"'o'
..,,., Misery. aud No Mean" Of
esT' Escape.


1''o". :. Of the horrible suffering now
CONT ~ ",dured II BY the Topo'oOanpo COLO
eias eoo: :: ,,.,;rved that those there now
'''',, ..;,s - oi starvation. Our correspond
r d''"t .s., .,he condition and appear
"' ", y, -. 49,, Topolobampo victims are pitt
~. ',' !. =, the extreme in most cases. 'ney
'Ss i" :" 49, ,o.oy instances more detected
apss =! .s.n ~ me famous southern refugees
pe'I. w., ,he war. Most Of then'' however
'a'''s WI sooa 3, clothing, but their de'ne'nor
'II ''1 ceiling. p .re closely allied to the ""'
.'s ...,. ... belne. Of years ago, alluded to
'se'"'', '''. WHY intelligent people should 60
''"'. ~ ...h 4 scheme 10 one Of the things
Wv ~ 49,. :. nan can find out, but the peculiar.
~ ~ ~ American ambition probably prompt
!. .d,eo,ure.." Then followed har.
- .,,, = i,le Of suffering and sorrow. The
..,aas, have been next to robbed and
~. . Nm suffered the pangs Of hunger.
~, ar... ne ven. down there" says the cor.
...,,den,. - "the amoun: Of money Ia the
~. ..'.u,, xas $4,000 according 70 J. ".
,,..,l, report there is now $io,soo In
=. ,,e,,vry. TO give you an ides regard
=. N. manner in which the thing hes
,'.o conducted, will just tell you that
.h.. I reached tha. spot / placed $50 in
=. hand. Of the treasurer for safe keeping.
. .ho,, time after went TO him and stated
,Aa wanted enough money to subscribe
r San Francisco newspaper. lie re.
h.ed, and told him that was my private
f,,d, and he could not hold it, but he held
\ 4, he same. When they found man
ND Money they would not let him res'
until they 20. it. When they found ou'
IN. ve we're going 70 leave the colony
,Ae, xould make light Of us. When we
1A there was not enough maize tor one
mal When we came in and told them
" he'd al the black marks we wantet
Asy put up the blackboard, on which wal
v,i,su NO work, no food have seer
families who were In good circumstances
a.tse they went there, and who put every
Nng they had in the world in the scheme
vho cannot buy an orange or a pound o
sss. or, In fact, anything Of the kind now
cannot see anything ahead Of them bu
sav,don unless they get assistance II
ION. way. gladly tell this to. the public
b Keep other poor people from sellin.
their homes and putting every cent the,
have in the world in this scheme" Ant
70 the stories continue for page after page
ecountjng incident after incident Of tn
voeful life Of these deluded colcnists
The drought of Mckee," continues tn
returned colonists, "is fearful, and what Ii.
lie stock there Is at that point is rapid,
dying. As an instance, l saw a dog in
ditch dying for want Of water, and tw
more lying against we'll so nearly dea
from thirst that they could not get W
wehad no water 10 give them. I neve
NV 80 much poverty in one spot in m,
lne There is no grass whatever. Th
place Is as barren rs your hand. Their
are now about $50 persons at Topoloban
po' the original number being 500. Go
.aow' what they will do. They are no
a0ng no work, but are busily looking foo
'A0 water, and cooking. Heretofore "
got corn from the Mexicans and ground
I" = handmill, but this supply has run o,
e''re'y. There was no corn to be had a
the day we left."